Sensation (1994)

A psychology professor hires Lila to do tests, as she's hypersensitive in seeing into the past. She sees his old student and lover, who was murdered.

Director:

Brian Grant

Writer:

Doug Wallace

Stars:

Eric Roberts, Kari Wuhrer, Ron Perlman

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Eric Roberts	...	Dr. Ian Burton
Kari Wuhrer	...	Lila Reed
Ron Perlman	...	Detective Pantella
Paul Le Mat	...	Mitch Snyder
Claire Stansfield	...	Paula
Tracey Needham	...	Maryann
Kieran Mulroney	...	Denny Sando
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Earl Strauber
Alisa Diane	...	Carrie Reiner
Jason Ross-Azikiwe	...	Detective Holmes
John Morrissey	...	Smoking Detective
Chuck Zito	...	Bartender

Storyline

Lila a college student discovers a latent ability to see into the past. When a professor hires her for some psychological tests she becomes the target of the killer of the woman she sees in her dreams.

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Plot Keywords:

male rear nudity | female nudity | psychic | shower | sex | 

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Taglines:

He taught her how to see the past... now it may cost him his life.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally premiered on Cinemax.

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Goofs

When Lila finds Maryann dead, you can see her chest making breathing movements.

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Quotes

Earl Strauber: Do you have any Irish in you?
Lila Reed: No.
Earl Strauber: Would you like some?

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Connections

Features The Tenant (1976)

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Soundtracks

DRUID SEX VAMPIRE
Performed by Geoffrey Leigh Tozer
Copyright (c) 1994 High Gloss Music, BMI

User Reviews

Hazy, lurid eroticism

Sensation is a very erotic thriller that breathes hot, heavy and hard all over its audience, almost overpowering the murder mystery at it's center with the large number of sex scenes throughout. It's essentially trash, and wouldn't be worth much of a mention if it weren't for some great actors, and an opening score that sets an eerie mood the film hardly deserves. Eric Roberts is Dr. Ian Burton, a college teacher who is looking for people with vague psychic abilities, for some sort of research. Enter stunning Lila Reed (Kari Wuhrer), a student with the unique ability to experience an object or person's past simply by physical contact. Roberts is in fact looking for the person who murdered his lover, unbeknownst to her, and jumps at the chance to use her talent for his investigation. Many suspects run about, there's sex scenes between Roberts and Wuhrer, in which her abilities flash back to... even more sex scenes from the past, and it's all a wee bit disorganized, but oh well. Ron Perlman, always welcome, shows up as a Detective who thinks he can crack the case, winding up in over his head as well. There's also a bizarre and inexplicable cameo from a creepy Ed Begley Jr. who hassles Kari in a bar and runs off as quick as he showed up, never to be seen again. It's sleazy late night cable fun, without much to go crazy over except the actors, and that score I mentioned. Oh and.. you know... all the naughty bits, of which there is an overload

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sensation

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

MDP Worldwide, The Kushner-Locke Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color